Cuber makes quick work of Hass avocados
The Williams Sonoma Avocado Cuber works best on fruit of a certain size and shape. Read more
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Ice cream tool makes users want to scoop
Urban Trend’s Fruzen Ice Cream Scoop looks — and works — like a standard ice cream scoop, but instead of rounded edges like a spoon, the Fruzen has a zinc alloy “power tip” with angled sides like a shovel. It easily slides through hard ice cream. Read more
Patience is key for Dripo coffee maker
The Dripo took six hours and 17 minutes for ice to melt and water to seep through two filters and ground coffee to create a finished drink. Read more
Boil water in a jiffy with hot pot
Proctor Silex’s Durable Hot Pot boasts on its packaging that it is “Faster Than a Microwave,” so I had to see whether it was true. Read more
Slicer quarters produce nicely
OXO’s device (also known as the Tot Grape Cutter on oxo.com and bedbathandbeyond.com) quarters fruit quickly and easily with a single push by the thumb. Read more
Quickpit is an efficient cherry pitter
With cherry season just beginning, I was excited to receive Chef’n’s Quickpit cherry pitter. Read more
Garlic press shows improvements
Dreamfarms Garject Lite improves on the garlic press with its self-cleaning component. Read more
Peeler keeps chestnut intact
I thought I’d happened on a spectacular find in Kai House Select’s roasted chestnut peeler, a way to save my uncles the trouble of splitting open chestnuts with their teeth. Read more
Mandoline stand-in proves safer to use
For cooks hesitant to use mandolines for safety reasons, Kuhn Rikon’s Easy Cut may be the ideal device. Read more
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Tool pits, but mangles, mangoes
A mango-slicing gadget seemed like the perfect tool for someone like me — I love mango but am sensitive to the sap. Read more
Not all juicers are easy peasy lemon squeezy
A reader emailed asking for a good “lemon squeezer.” Read more
Cutter saves time skinning kiwi
At a price of $9.99 this gadget was worth a try. Read more
Doohickey for rice saves time
Rapid Brands’ Rapid Rice Cooker promises “Perfect Instant Rice in 3 Minutes!” — not to be mistaken for perfect rice, instantly. Read more
Air fryer an OK substitute for oil
Makers of the NuWave fryer state that it “fries” foods without fat or oil, using “hot air with high-speed air circulation. Read more
Yonanas produces refreshing desserts
Dole claims that its Yonanas “turns any frozen fruit into soft serve” — similar to the nondairy banana soft serve offered at Banan on University Avenue. Read more
Corn silk remover fails to remove silk
I enjoy eating corn on the cob, but it’s a pain to remove the corn silk. Read more
Readers rave about dicer, egg cooker, butter mill
This week I would like to share two favorite gadgets of our readers. Read more
Egg cooker an imperfect device
While the the Casabella Exact Egg Boiler does work, there were some stumbling blocks, so its usefulness will depend on the operator. Read more
Mandoline keeps fingers safe
Chef’n has created a mandoline that lessens the hazards of using such a device. Read more
Gadget makes scrambled eggs in the microwave
When I opened the Egg-Tastic box, I knew there was hope for this microwave scrambled egg maker. Read more
Circular cooker falls short of fantastic
A couple of people who’d seen the Flippin’ Fantastic commercial wanted to know if it really was fantastic. Read more
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